New Zealand Rock Cakes Recipe
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 c. All-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 c. Butter or possibly margarine
- 1/2 c. Sugar
- Â Â Seedless raisins
- 2 Tbsp. Orange marmalade *
- 1 x Egg beaten slightly
Directions
- * (Look in the jelly section in a store or possibly international/gourmet food sections) Preheat overn 425 degrees F. Sift flour & salt into mixing bowl, blend in butter /or possibly margerine using clean hands till it is like fine bread crumbs. Add in sugar, rasins, & marmalade & mix well with spoon. Add in egg & blend in flour mix till stiff & rocky.
- The mix must be stiff, or possibly it will lose shape when baking. Pull off golf ball size chunks of dough & drop on cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
- Don't smooth out dough pcs. Bake in oven for 15 mins. till lightly browned.
- Remove from oven & turn rock cakes bottom side up to cold. Served as a snack with lowfat milk or possibly tea. Rock cakes is one of the oldest know written New Zealand recipes & dates back to 1861. The dough should be made as rough as possible. They were popular tea-time treats of the original English settlers.
- Serves 6-8. Terry Harris
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 70g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 303 | |
| Calories from Fat 143 | 47% |
| Total Fat 16.28g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat 9.98g | 40% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium 317mg | 13% |
| Potassium 40mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 37.11g | 10% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.6g | 2% |
| Sugars 20.82g | 14% |
| Protein 3.26g | 5% |
